Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns vulnerabilities

Known security issues in the Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns WordPress plugin, by affected version, with severity, CVE and the version that fixes each one.

Plugin slug: essential-blocks
Latest version: 6.5.0
Active installs: 200,000+
Known vulnerabilities: 35
Data updated: 2026-10-17 07:30 UTC

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Fixed in version 6.4.6 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 6.4.6
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Gutenberg Essential Blocks <= 6.4.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'marker' Attribute CVE-2026-96256 · Source	Medium	6.4	< 6.4.6	2026-08-03

Fixed in version 6.4.0 (2)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 6.4.0
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
[en] The Gutenberg Essential Blocks WordPress plugin before 6.4.0 does not verify that an attacker-supplied post type is publicly viewable before querying it in one of its public REST routes, allowing unauthenticated users to read published CVE-2026-13154 · Source	Not rated	-	< 6.4.0	2026-08-06
[en] The Gutenberg Essential Blocks WordPress plugin before 6.4.0 does not restrict access to one of its public REST routes and over-fetches a non-public WooCommerce per-product sales metric into the response, allowing unauthenticated users CVE-2026-13153 · Source	Not rated	-	< 6.4.0	2026-08-06

Fixed in version 6.2.0 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 6.2.0
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns <= 6.1.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'configurablePrefix' Block Attribute CVE-2026-10833 · Source	Medium	6.4	< 6.2.0	2026-06-24

Fixed in version 6.1.4 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 6.1.4
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns <= 6.1.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Server-Side Request Forgery CVE-2026-10586 · Source	High	7.2	< 6.1.4	2026-06-04

Fixed in version 6.1.0 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 6.1.0
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Gutenberg Essential Blocks <= 6.0.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Block Attributes CVE-2026-4658 · Source	Medium	6.4	< 6.1.0	2026-05-01

Fixed in version 5.7.3 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 5.7.3
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Essential Blocks <= 5.7.2 - Missing Authorization To Authenticated (Author+) Information Disclosure CVE-2025-11369 · Source	Medium	4.3	< 5.7.3	2025-12-16

Fixed in version 5.7.2 (2)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 5.7.2
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns <= 5.7.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2025-11270 · Source	Medium	6.4	< 5.7.2	2025-10-17
Essential Blocks <= 5.7.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Server-Side Request Forgery CVE-2025-11361 · Source	Medium	6.4	< 5.7.2	2025-10-17

Fixed in version 5.4.1 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 5.4.1
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates <= 5.4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Slider and Post Carousel Widgets CVE-2025-4682 · Source	Medium	6.4	< 5.4.1	0000-00-00

Fixed in version 5.3.2 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 5.3.2
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates <= 5.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2025-1664 · Source	Medium	5.4	< 5.3.2	0000-00-00

Fixed in version 5.3.0 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 5.3.0
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates <= 5.2.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2024-13803 · Source	Medium	6.4	< 5.3.0	2025-02-25

Fixed in version 5.1.1 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 5.1.1
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Essential Blocks for Gutenberg Plugin <= 5.1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-12045 · Source	Medium	4.4	< 5.1.1	2025-01-07

Fixed in version 4.9.0 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 4.9.0
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Essential Blocks for Gutenberg Plugin <= 4.8.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-47385 · Source	Medium	6.5	< 4.9.0	2024-09-30

Fixed in version 4.8.4 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 4.8.4
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Essential Blocks for Gutenberg <= 4.8.3 - Missing Authorization CVE-2025-26871 · Source	Medium	4.3	< 4.8.4	2025-02-22

Fixed in version 4.7.0 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 4.7.0
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Essential Blocks for Gutenberg Plugin < 4.7.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-5595 · Source	Medium	5.4	< 4.7.0	2024-07-12

Fixed in version 4.5.13 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 4.5.13
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates <= 4.5.12 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2024-4891 · Source	Medium	5.4	< 4.5.13	2024-05-16

Fixed in version 4.5.10 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 4.5.10
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates <= 4.5.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via "Social Icons" Block CVE-2024-3818 · Source	Medium	5.4	< 4.5.10	2024-04-18

Fixed in version 4.5.4 (2)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 4.5.4
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Essential Blocks for Gutenberg Plugin <= 4.5.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-31306 · Source	Medium	5.4	< 4.5.4	2024-04-05
Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates <= 4.5.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2024-2255 · Source	Medium	5.4	< 4.5.4	2024-03-19

Fixed in version 4.5.2 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 4.5.2
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates <= 4.5.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2024-1854 · Source	Medium	5.4	< 4.5.2	2024-02-28

Fixed in version 4.4.10 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 4.4.10
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Essential Blocks for Gutenberg Plugin <= 4.4.9 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control CVE-2024-30467 · Source	Medium	6.5	< 4.4.10	2024-03-28

Fixed in version 4.4.7 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 4.4.7
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates <= 4.4.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2023-7071 · Source	Medium	5.4	< 4.4.7	2024-01-09

Fixed in version 4.4.3 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 4.4.3
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Essential Blocks < 4.4.3 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion CVE-2023-6623 · Source	Critical	9.8	< 4.4.3	2023-12-21

Fixed in version 4.2.1 (5)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 4.2.1
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Essential Blocks <= 4.2.0 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via products CVE-2023-4402 · Source	Critical	9.8	< 4.2.1	2023-09-13
Essential Blocks <= 4.2.0 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via queries CVE-2023-4386 · Source	High	8.1	< 4.2.1	2023-09-13
WordPress Essential Blocks for Gutenberg Plugin <= 4.2.0 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control CVE-2023-51360 · Source	Medium	6.5	< 4.2.1	2024-12-09
WordPress Essential Blocks for Gutenberg Plugin <= 4.2.0 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control CVE-2023-51359 · Source	Medium	5.4	< 4.2.1	2023-12-26
WordPress Essential Blocks for Gutenberg Plugin <= 4.2.0 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control CVE-2023-47760 · Source	Medium	4.3	< 4.2.1	2023-11-13

Fixed in version 4.0.7 (5)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 4.0.7
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Essential Blocks <= 4.0.6 - Missing Authorization via templates CVE-2023-2085 · Source	Medium	4.3	< 4.0.7	2023-04-18
Essential Blocks <= 4.0.6 - Missing Authorization via template_count CVE-2023-2086 · Source	Medium	4.3	< 4.0.7	2023-04-18
Essential Blocks <= 4.0.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via save CVE-2023-2087 · Source	Medium	4.3	< 4.0.7	2023-04-18
Essential Blocks <= 4.0.6 - Missing Authorization via get CVE-2023-2084 · Source	Medium	4.3	< 4.0.7	2023-04-18
Essential Blocks <= 4.0.6 - Missing Authorization via save CVE-2023-2083 · Source	Medium	4.3	< 4.0.7	2023-04-18

Fixed in version 3.8.6 (1)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks - Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Fixed in version 3.8.6
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Essential Blocks for Gutenberg Plugin <= 3.8.5 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control CVE-2022-47594 · Source	Medium	6.5	< 3.8.6	2023-01-20

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